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Golfer and baseball star tee off together

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Yang Soo-jin, left, and Yu Hui-kwan

Pitcher Yu Hui-kwan from the Korean Baseball League’s Doosan Bears is dating professional golfer Yang Soo-jin.

Yu, 29, started seeing Yang, 24, after his friend introduced her to him in June, according to media reports. The two became closer as Yang helped Yu learn golf.

Yang Soo-jin from her SNS webpage

Yu leads the way this year with 17 wins and four losses.

Yang played as a national golfer in 2007 and entered KLPGA the following year. Praised for her beauty and fashion style, she was KLPGA promotional model in 2011 and 2012.